Location: Iselin, NJ
Salary: $58.00 USD Hourly - $63.00 USD Hourly
Description: Software Engineer, Full Stack JavaWe are not accepting C2C or 1099 arrangements.Location: Iselin, NJ (Preferred)
Additional Locations: Charlotte, NC; West Des Moines, IA
Employment Type: Contract (18 months with potential for extension or conversion)
Hybrid Schedule: 3 days per week in office (mandatory)
About the RoleWe are seeking a
Software Engineer (Full Stack Java) to join a Home Lending technology team responsible for enhancing and modernizing a mission-critical mortgage servicing platform. This role will support the continued development of an existing application focused on early mortgage resolution and customer assistance initiatives.
As a member of an Agile Scrum team, you will design, develop, and implement scalable solutions that improve operational efficiency through automation, configuration, and emerging AI-powered capabilities. You will collaborate closely with engineers, product partners, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions while helping broaden technical knowledge across the team.
Responsibilities- Design, develop, test, and maintain full stack applications using Java-based technologies.
- Build and enhance scalable APIs and backend services using Spring Boot.
- Develop solutions that improve business processes through automation and workflow optimization.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of AI-driven features and decisioning capabilities.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues while continuously improving application performance and reliability.
- Promote engineering best practices, code quality, testing, and maintainability.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong experience developing applications with Java within the last two years.
- Hands-on experience building microservices and APIs using Spring Boot.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with modern AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Devin, or Cursor.
- Experience developing enterprise-scale applications in a financial services or banking environment.
- Full stack development experience across both backend and frontend technologies.
- Experience with application configuration, workflow automation, and complex business rules implementation.
- Familiarity with mortgage lending, servicing, or home lending platforms.
Team & ProjectYou will join one of several Scrum teams supporting a mortgage-focused application that plays a key role in early customer issue resolution within Home Lending. The platform is already established and undergoing continued enhancement, including the introduction of advanced automation and AI-driven functionality. The team values engineers who can contribute across multiple areas of the technology stack and collaborate effectively in a highly dynamic environment.
Work LocationPrimary Location:Iselin, NJ
Additional Eligible Locations:- Charlotte, NC
- West Des Moines, IA
This role follows a hybrid work model with
three in-office days per week required.
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